Saturday, July 30, 2022

Just got a call at 12 noon from Kevin O'Connor that the president has had a rebound with a positive antigen test today. He is asymptomatic. This is the real problem since there are no guidelines from the CDC which dictate what to do when you have someone who you are testing virtually every day. The CDC health advisory on what to do following a rebound after Paxlovid treatment does not mention testing at all. the duration of isolation is based purely on symptoms and time from resolution of symptoms. Here again it goes back to my objection many months ago of the guidelines the CDC put out about reentry into society following infection. I had insisted back then that even though it might not be practical for everyone to get testing and often people need to get back to work after five days, they still should have put some guidance in for people who can get tested period now we are flying in the dark. Ron Klain is going to want him out as soon as possible; however, given that he is known to now be antigen positive he has to isolate for five days and then the question will arise of how often to test him and if he is positive should he be let out even with a mask. Cliff Lane feels strongly that he should be in isolation so long as he is antigen positive and can go out once he has two negative tests in a row. Got a call from Ashish making sure that we are on the same page. Also, he asked me if we should start a 2nd course of Paxlovid. I told me not to unless the POTUS gets significant sxs Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) spoke about a proposed rule that would lower Dr. Fauci's salary to $1.Stay ConnectedForbes on Facebook: ... Flag as irrelevant *****Wall Street Journal piece by Peter Loftus on July 29, 2022 is critical in its historical portrayal of the interaction of NIAID and Moderna/Pfizer. Important for the book!! WSJ: The Partnership That Made the First U.S. Covid Vaccine Gay community getting very agitated about that they perceive as the government’s slow response and resting the rapidly evolving multi pox outbreak: Frustration builds in LGBTQ community over government response to monkeypox Jen Christensen, CNN 12-15 minutes